Purple Jesus currently sits at 1,812 yards with 1,009 of them coming on runs of 15-plus yards. That gives him a 55.7 Breakaway Percentage. The second highest number in the PFF era belongs to Chris Johnson (min. 150 attempts). When the NFL’s speed king cleared the 2,000-yard rushing barrier in 2009, he garnered 1,026 of those on long runs (50.4%). That a man of Peterson’s size and power can best Johnson in a category designed for the track star is a testament to the depth and breadth of AP’s astonishing accomplishment.

Chan Gailey has recently come under fire in this column, but a closer examination of Peterson’s performance demonstrates the madness of Gailey’s strategic machinations. During a season which can be only described as already legendary, AP still trails C.J. Spiller in Elusive Rating by the rather sizeable margin of 99.9 to 73.3. A purported speed back, PFF credits Spiller with forcing only five fewer missed tackles on 130 fewer touches. It would be interesting to know what the Bills’ record would be if Spiller’s snap percentage hadn’t been below 55% in ten of the last 12 weeks.

Where We Find That Nothing Can Stop Adrian Peterson

Snaps

Touches

Elusive

Break

YCo/A

VYA

Routes

YPRR

Darren McFadden

48

34

18.2

44.5

2.1

1.6

12

3.25

Alfred Morris

57

29

40.6

0

2

1.2

21

0.29

Arian Foster

62

29

49

49.7

4.7

1.4

31

0.13

B. Green-Ellis

54

25

0

42.5

2

2.2

19

0

Matt Forte

52

25

0

31.9

3.3

0.2

20

3.2

Adrian L. Peterson

40

24

77.1

71.2

4.6

4.2

12

0

DeAngelo Williams

41

24

28.4

0

2.3

1.9

9

5.67

Frank Gore

53

23

0

18.1

2.1

1.9

13

2.62

Knowshon Moreno

42

23

10.4

17.4

2.4

3.1

15

0.53

Chris D. Johnson

58

21

27.2

77

5.7

0.1

22

0

Reggie Bush

48

21

28.6

51

3

2

18

0

Steven Jackson

43

21

89.4

20.5

4.7

0.9

24

3.04

C.J. Spiller

58

20

70.6

33

1.8

4.3

27

-0.07

Darren McFadden ended up with a decent fantasy day despite averaging 3.7 yards per carry against one of the NFL’s worst defenses. McFadden is averaging 1.91 yards after contact this season, worse than Mikel Leshoure. Only Rashad Jennings, Bilal Powell, and Beanie Wells trail McFadden among qualifying backs.